That is what I have seen in the couple Cabela's stores I have been in, too. We lost one shop here last year, but that was just an owner deciding to move to WA to guide for steelhead... He never really liked the shop work/life, it seemed.
We also have a Bass Pro that was supposed to open early last year. Through their own ridiculousness they will be lucky to open this year. They brought in "their People" to do the work and cold climate construction was not in their experience bank. Caused a fair piece of heartburn for a number of folks in the process. They have already hired people and some of them are hanging around in the remaining fly shops taking notes and not being very cool about it...